Informal settlements in post-communist cities: Diversity factors and patterns

Urbani Izziv

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-84

  Tsenkova, Sasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Housing affordability; Informal settlements; Policy responses; Post communist cities; Urban poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 85084748731     PISSN: 03536483     EISSN: 18558399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2010-21-02-001     Document Type: Article

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